Hi Everyone!

Okay there's just SO many people in here and hard to remember who said what, etc. but it's really nice keeping up with everyone and what is going on here. Everyone here is doing really well and trying really hard!! Big hugs for everyone :hug:

Me I'm having a down day again, I'm on the roller coaster of emotion I guess. I thought it was gone a couple of days ago when TOM left me but nah, today it's back. It is still only noon here so maybe I'll perk up as the day goes on! !! think positive! :D

My hubby will be back next Monday and isn't scheduled to go away again until November so I am SO happy about that. The count down is on for Monday, I'll be looking forward to that. I miss him like crazy. I am an independent person most times but I still hate it when he is gone.

My scale jumped UP 2 pounds since yesterday due to no fault of my eating habits. I have another message posted elsewhere and through people's responses I think it is a lack of 'bathroom time' if ya know what I mean. That, and lack of sleep this last week. So, my mind is now in the process of accepting that it will come back off and I'll stop beating myself about it.

Otherwise, my life is great. I have a great husband, great kitties, and no money problems.

AMMI - congrats on your latest 6 pounds! you are just rockin along!!
and to answer your question re the birth control pills -
no! we're not trying to have children. I am now 37 and when I went to get a renewal on my pills early last year they tested my blood pressure which was at the time 150/95 or something nuts so they told me that because of that, they could NOT give me any more BCP's. I was sad at the time because no I do not desire to get pregnant! I considered getting an IUD but then someone told me some horror stories about those. They said I can not have any kind of birth control with hormones. I am in a high risk category for stroke, blood clots, etc. because of the age. Happily though, since going on my diet my blood pressure as of last week went down to 120/75 which is AMAZING. It had been high for the last year, and just 4 weeks of dieting has brought it back to normal. My doc was super surprised and really pleased about that.

Hi guys!

Well you have been a buncha busy chatters today huh? I'm back to work today. EW. Feels like I never left *L*

Ammi ~ SWEET! Another 6?? WOW!!

SugarKube ~ Thats awesome that you had such a super weigh in too! You girls are rockin'!!!

Sharon ~ Not your hair silly :) I love red hair :D Sorry to hear you had a bad day with your ankle

Annie ~ Happy to hear from you!! So sorry though that you have had a rough time of it all though.

Melissa ~ Any luck over the weekend?

Nancy ~ You can garden right in your apt as long as you have light. Do you have a balcony? Don't let apt. living stop you from enjoying such a wonderful thing. Does your neighborhood have any community gardens? Ours has one that the community plants, weeds, etc for everyone to enjoy. They can be beautiful. They even have some veggies in them *L*

Valerie ~ Fat Flush huh? This is a new one for me. Now I have to search the internet... man, I'll not get anything done tonight *L* It sounds like something that I would be interested in.

Vickie ~ Congrats on making it through your plateau. Look out world, here she comes!

ok... i have to get some stuff done. I'll be around later. Have a great night everyone :)

Brenda :wave:

Hi All,

Yes :lol: I did lose another 6 lbs. I appreciate everybody's kind words about it, I have to admit that it was a shock, but a very pleasant one :D

Vicki - that is excellent news that you have broken your plateau now. I can't wait til I am at 230 lbs. You must feel and look like a new person after losing so much weight :bravo:

Valerie - I can just hear Robin's voice when you say things like Holy Guacamole Batman :lol: Very funny and thanks for your enthusiasm.

I like that you have learned what you can eat and what you can't using the SB diet, to be able to diet without strictly following that plan is wonderful. It should come in very handy when you have weeks like the last couple when you have been either busy or unwell.

Glad to hear you didn't need to put your ticker up any, and I hope that while you are on the road again you manage to stay on track. I say :bravo: to you for even trying when you are away, I know it must be so difficult, but you CAN do it :D

Nelie - WOW a 39 inch waist, that is awesome, you are doing so fantastically. I really look forward to when my waist is in the 30s :D

Annie - so lovely to see you post and update people on your news. I am so relieved that you only have a yeast infection and not cancer :hug:

You told Valerie that she can lose the weight and I am telling you you CAN do it too, you will finish the meds, you will get your housing sorted and you will be able to commit to your diet and exercise 100%. Come on girl that goal of 450 lbs is just around the corner!!

Patti - thanks so much for the e-card, I really appreciated it :hug: So glad to hear your headaches have gone now. You can get back on track with the exercise now :D

Nancy - aww thanks that was a sweet thing to say, I haven't been a hero to anybody before :lol:

You mentioned how you hadn't lost any more inches when you last measured yourself. Well except on your neck. I forgot to measure my neck. But get this, in nearly 4 months I haven't lost ANYTHING off my arms, and only lost an inch off each thigh. Yet my best inch loss is my hips, I have lost 13 inches from there. Funny that I can lose a lot from one place but so little off my arms and legs :dizzy:

Rkrs - you keep on moving and dancing and I am sure the scales will be showing a loss for you on Sunday :goodluck:

Karen - Big hugs to Jeff for helping you remember just how far you have come with your weight loss. I am glad that seeing those photos inspired you to come back here :hug:

I loved your photos, you look great in that hat, I wish I could wear hats. Loved the photo of you and your mum too :D

Well done on only eating half your portion of pancakes, sometimes it's harder to leave some food than it is to not have it in the first place, so you did well!

Missy - so glad to see you posting and you are right, when you don't see a loss that's the time that you need to come here most. Good luck tomorrow when you WI, can't wait to come here and see what you lost :hug:

Angie - that is fantastic that just after 4 weeks of dieting your bp is at a normal range. If it stays that way do you think they would put you back on the pill? My bp was high 5 years ago and that's why I was told I couldn't go on the pill, that's why I got that Implanon rod in my arm. It wouldn't be good for you though because like with most birth control it's a hormone based thing. I don't blame you for not going for a coil. My hubby's ex had a coil fitted and got pregnant!! So even forgetting the horror stories of things that can go wrong, pregnancy is pretty bad when you don't want it!!

I am sorry you are feeling down, it is probably all linked to seeing that weight gain even though it's no way it's fat, and needing a hug from you hubby. He will be home soon and I bet you will be feeling so much better then :hug:

Brenda - you make gardening sound so easy, I wish I was better at it. Even when I try to have house plants the things get infested with either green fly, or just loads of little midgy flies are always around the thing. It drives me nuts. I love flowers but I guess I should stick to artificial ones :dizzy:

Ok well I guess I better make a move, :wave: to everybody I haven't mentioned and :grouphug: to everybody :D

Hugs,

Ammi :grouphug:

Hello all!
Just have to tell you I bought a bike today! Yea! I found it on Craigslist for $45! It's a vintage Schwinn single speed (think Pee Wee Herman style) with a basket on the front. I love it! I have to replace the tires and it needs a little TLC. I rode it today and man was it fun! I haven't ridden a bike in probably 20 years.

Ammi — Thanks and the whole MIL thing is going about as expected! :dizzy: But, she only has 18 days left (gulp).

Nelie — Hang in there! I think the heat has forced a lot of us to change our exercise routines. It's dangerous out there.

BRENDA, The Fat Flush Plan is by An Louise Gittleman and is aimed somewhat more at women. It talks about how our bodies work and explains WHY we have things like water weight gain and how to deal with it. It's a little intense, but like any plan, if you can't or don't want to do it hard core, there are still elements that you can incorporate into daily life. I've even been reading it out load to my DH while he was driving because there are so many "A-ha!" moments with all the info. He's been enthusiastic about trying some of it too, which is very supportive. I find that it's not just a guide to weight loss, but to a healthier body overall, especially in regards to the liver - one of my favorite organs as I continue to learn how hard it works, how much it does for me, and of course, replacements are REALLY hard to come by!

I actually coaxed the scale down as low as 276 this morning, but that's not an official weight, just a giggle booster. We're off tonight to pick up a load in the a.m. over in Indiana, then (since a break from the heat would be so nice) we're heading down to Texas. Impossible to believe it could be any worse there than it is here. Just filling water buckets and scooping out a little grain for the horses tonight had the sweat running off me.

O.K. This is my final bye-bye as I head out into the wild blue yonder. Where ever I go this trip, I hope I leave a few ounces or a pound behind, and I'll be coming home closer to my official "Get-On-My-Horse" weight.
Lances up - CHAAAAAAARGE!!

Ammi & Sharon - I met my hunny thru a site online that my mum badgered me to join after I cancelled my second engagement (I just wouldnt set the wedding date lol) .. he had recently separated from his wife and she had gone back to the US .. we talked online HEAPS .. and then the first time we went to a group event and met we said Hi and Bye and thats it rofl .. only when we both got home we got back online and talked up a storm .. when I asked him why he didnt come over and talk to me he said he knew I was Trouble rofl .. but we met up at a few other group events ... and then he came around on December 21 for the first home made meal at my place ... and we have been together since lol... when we were together 6 months we bought a gift shop together (Katts Gifts) and lived above the shop ... we only just sold the shop a couple of months ago after 4 years as we wanted a bit more freedom, but the only job he could get in the field he was trained in was in the city which is about 1.5 hours away .. as we have a house over there we rent out he couldnt stay there . so instead he stays at his mums thru the week and then comes home on the weekend .. but we talk to each other EVERY night .. and multi times through the day ... but it is hard when we have pretty much been together 24 hours a day 7 days a week (apart from the 2 months I was overseas in 2004) to only seeing each other on the weekends ... but we are hoping its only going to be temporary as he is still looking for work over this side of the island so he can live here instead lol ..

AMMI - WTG on your weight loss this week hun ... excellent work!

VICKI - WTG on your weight loss too!! Wow ... all this fat flyin thru the air ... hopefully it wont be comin in my direction rofl ...

VALERIE - I agree with you on the horse riding .. we have 7 horses and 3 of them were powerhouses lol .. could have taken a few rugby guys at a time on any one of them .. for me getting back on a horse would be facing a lot of fear .. I got back on the first few broken bones .. but after a particularly bad accident I just didnt get back on .. still love them tho :) Great goal you have tho! And I still think of chocolate as a really good friend lol .. just not allowed to visit for a while .. will have to think of keeping in touch by phone or something rofl ..

NELIE - WTG on your size loss!! What a great achievement!! Keep up the great work .. wow ... just in awe!

ANNIE - Hiya and thank you for the welcome :) Glad to hear everything worked out ok in the end .. even tho you didnt get your new house :)

To those enquiring about whether I go to the Doc for my TOM probs .. Nope . .. I dont go to doctors full stop .. I have gone before about it and after numerous tests they never were able to find anything. I had complications after I had my daughter and then when I was given the injection I was almost hospitalised due to a negative reaction to it .. since then its been all over .. I do remember the doctors saying that if I lost weight etc etc .. it could help try to control it ... as being obese it can affect the routine of it .. sooo .. I will just wait a while and see if my weight loss will help with it for now .. dont like doctors lol .. dont like medication either rofl ... so I dont have either.

2F4U - Glad to see your headaches are better .. Im lucky my sinuses dont give me any problems for sure :)

ESMARAUDE - Great to see you motivated again .. hun you definitely have done well so far! Ooopsie on the pancakes .. but like you said .. it wasnt a full portion lol ..

MELISSA - WTG about getting back on the wagon as it were .. and Im sure your dad and grandmother will love their gifts .. the egg sounds wonderful! WTG on your weight loss so far too!

ABBEY - Great news on your hubby coming home, Im sure that you are getting really excited about his return - could also explain why you arent sleeping as well ... Great news about your blood pressure too!! Im sure that is another weight off your mind :) WTG

BRENDA - Hiya hun ... did I forget to mention lovely flowers?? I cant remember .. just looked at your pics again and think wow .. I have such a black thumb when it comes to anything other than vegetables .. seem to be able to grow them ok lol .. Fat Flush sounds interesting to me too lol .. let me know what you find out lol ..

NEWSNERD - Great about your bike .. hopefully you can get someone to take a piccy of you on it for us :) Great work!

Well this morning I got on the scales and while my weight hasnt really moved I was really pleased to see my fat percentage was down FIVE!!! yup .. 5% over the weekend ... hopefully this will continue. I have got 2 750ml bottles which had water in and I get through almost the full 2 each day so Im almost having the 2l a day now ... definitely fills me up. I was naughty this morning and didnt have breakfast, but I really wasnt hungry, not even for the peanut soy bar which I was supposed to have for my breakfast with yoghurt. But I had my salad and ham sandwiches for lunch and more water so am feeling a little bloated lol .. but its a few hours til dinner .. Im supposed to have an orange for afternoon tea .. but I just cant get all this food in lol .. I know Im big but that doesnt mean I eat lots ... having said that ... my hunny pointed out something to me .. although I cant eat much regular food in one sitting I seem to have no prob getting through 3 Big Macs lol .. hopefully by the time I allow myself to go back to somewhere like that again I will only be able to fit in one burger and the OJ (I dont eat the chips).

Feeling better today ... even got the energy to be able to go back onto the flyer .. back down to 5 minutes .. but it only took me a couple of days to go up a minute each time, so will get back up there by the weekend I think.

Have a great day all! Keep cool for those that are still having hot hot hot weather :)

Sizzlin August Exercise!
 

I am reposting as this was on the tag end of the last thread. I just wanted to tell all the newbies and remind all the oldbies (oldbies?) that we have a very active exercise thread here! (The Sizzlin Hot August Exercise Thread, which will be stickied when the month begins).

It's not a competition, but we all set exercise goals in terms of number of minutes and then report back to the group. In turn as a group we track the number of minutes we exercise each month. The accountability is great, as is watching those group totals rise.

We are working on a goal of exercising for 100,000 minutes! Think about it!! That's over 1666 HOURS of exercise, all being done by women who have weighed or weighed 300 pounds!

What's more, I think we will make that goal this month!

Come and be a part of it!!!! You can set goals for any exercise you like (I count my ab and back exercises, as well as my walking and weight lifting) and you can set small goals too (maybe best to start there!). Most of all, its great for our bodies, and it's fun!!! (I never thought I'd say that).

I'd like to put in a special call for some of our missing members who were a part of it in the past but drifted away... please join us again!!

Ammi -- 6 pounds! Wowsa! But no ticker change???

Annie -- :hug: sounds like an awful week. Any chance on working things with the house? Tho remember, if it didn't pass an appraisal, perhaps it wasn't worth it and is not meant to be...

Val -- :blush: thanks for your sweet words about my movin and shakin!

Misti -- Awesome NSV about the pool (yes I am waaaaay behind!)

As for me, I had ice cream tonight. Full fat, no holds barred, buttery creamy delicious ice cream. I ordered a single scoop but with 2 flavors, but dummy me, that turned out to be a double. I ate most of it and enjoyed every single fat-filled calorie-laden bite of it. I have been craving ice cream for a while and it is the first time all summer I have indulged in the real thing! (hmmm... and probably the last)

Maybe this will be part of a bigger slip, leading to gaining it all back, I don't know. But I know I have to learn how to incorporate these kinds of indulgences from time to time. Tho, next time I will be SURE I order the kiddie cone! :)

Oh, and the brownies my coworker is bringing tomorrow? Now I am NOT going to have one. I will come back here and report that! I think I need the accountability!

hi all. i am officially back on the wagon. i started weight watchers again today. i am determined to win this battle. really, i know that i need to be here. every day. because thats what keeps me on track. so i will more diligently make an effort to pop in every day. when i dont come here im less accountable to myself. so, im back :)

i bought a new car on saturday. my car was totalled (i wasnt in the car) back in May, so the insurance finally decided to total it. i got a Saturn Vue. its the saturn SUV. i love it. its bright blue and SO cute!!

DARN IT! I just typed up ALL THE PERSONALS and my computer locked up. So I will have to leave the personals to tomorrow. I promised myself I'd get to bed after I had my steamed FF milk with SF almond roca syrup flavoring. YUM!

That being said, you girls are doing awesome! For those that have seen the scale move, CONGRATS!!! For those that are at a standstill, keep on keeping on and you'll see results!!!!!

As for me, I did not do very well today. I ate everything perfectly food wise BUT I unintentionally skipped a meal. I was working against a deadline that turned out to be a marathon workathon. Problem with it is I seem to only lose weight when I am eating enough. Isn't it strange that someone over 300 pounds doesn't eat enough? But I have had the best success of my life ever losing weight with SBD and am down 10 pounds and FEEL so, so great. And the only times I feel that great or am that successful is when I eat six times a day. I have a theory that I have been so heavy, despite not eating much as a teenager, BECAUSE I didn't eat enough. And then the poor food choices, coupled with a plethora of other issues put me where I am today. It's a theory still in progress.

Anyway, I couldn't resist and snuck on the scale and it still showed a weight loss (though not official till weigh-in obviously). But checking on my weight once a day seems to keep me prepared for what I'm doing right and wrong.

Oh, one other question: what scales do you girls use that are over 330? I have a scale that is fine BUT every time I get on the scale, it weighs me differently. I usually have to get on three times and take the weight that is most often on there. Does anyone else have this happen to them?

Alrighty, I was going to say something else but I forgot what it was. So off to bed I go!!

Nighty-night, ladies!

Sugar .. I (oops my hunny) just bought me a set of Jenny Craig scales ... they are so much better than the other ones I had, and while I was a little depressed to see that my old ones were a lot lower than what I was really lol .. at least now I know Im on track again :) The ones I got are only for 150kg and under .. so I was just on borderline lol .. but happy to have them now :)

Keep up the great work all .. I did good today .. got on the flyer for THREE songs!! Usually I can only last 5 min but I got so into the rhythm of the music that I made it to 10 without even thinking about it!! Going to do that again tomorrow a couple of times . then after I got that done I did a big spring clean in the lounge and kitchen area and unpacked a bunch more boxes too . wow ... feeling lots better than yesterday.

Annie I'm so glad that you are ok, awful about the house though. It's a shame that your nephew staying didn't work out too, some things just aren't meant to be, though I hope something good happens with the house.xxx
I weighed-in today, looks like I lost the two I gained after the fall and another three pounds!! though not official til Saturday, I will see then. I worked out why my ankle was hurting more, I'd been taking extra-strength painkillers for a migraine and of course they stop ALL PAIN!! doh!
Nightkatt, lots of ladies here met their guys online, I didn't but it seems to work for a lot of people. Sorry your guy has to work away from you but at least you know some day you will be permanently togetherxxx
Newsnerd, great on the bike, it sounds really cute. I can't ride but use an exercise bike, my balance is terrible!xxx
Wyllen, hope the icecream was good, it really gets me craving it when it's hot outside. I have fruit sorbet instead sometimes, though it's fat vs sugar.xxx
Luan, great to see you back and OP, w/w is REALLY agreeing with Ammi, so you know it can work for you too!!!!xxx
Valerie I'm sure once Gabe is broken in he could carry you at this weight, but of course a few pounds less is always good. xxxAs long as my ankle holds up I will be riding at the end of the month, I really want to canter this time, even if I'm not up to jumping. It's such a shame there's no decent riding stables near us or I'd go at least once a week; it's about £20 an hour here for lessons, $30-$35, which is a lot!
Well I have to go, I had an NSV, Steve said last night he could tell I was losing weight, there was less of me, he said 'all over' my body was smaller.
That made me smile and be more determined to be OP 100%.
xxsharon